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Recommended in threads about Purdue and Sackler immunity as a good primer on the issue.
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on the Sackler family and how they have handled opioid lawsuits. It covers how hard they fought to defend their name and is the third of three segments on the opioid crisis.
“John Oliver had a really good video specifically about this issue” (HN, 2021)
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I recently watched these 3 episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Highly recommended. Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( [this video] ) Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( [link] ) Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( [link] )
Part of a three-episode series on the opioid crisis
Good. For those that haven't watched them yet, there are 3 John Oliver segments on the subject that will back up the "Good." statement: Opioids [link] Opioids II [link] Opioids III (this one focuses 100% on the Sacklers) [this video]
For a more global audience, in case you might be wondering what this is all about: Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [this video]
Besides that episode, he made two others about the Opioid Crisis / Purdue Pharma / Sacklers, 3 in total since 2016: 2016: [link] 2019: [link] 2021: [this video] In addition there's some sites made by them as well (referred to in the video): [link] (with Bryan Cranston, Michael Keaton, Richard Kind, Michael K Williams) [link]
Third of three Oliver segments on the opioid crisis
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